National Republican., 1887-03-03
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, the
Senate amendments to the House resolu-
tion for an investigation Of the Pacific rail-
road accounts were nonconcurred in.
The bill extending the laws of the United
States over "No Mans Land" with Sem
ate amendments, was referred to the CON.
mittee on public lands.
The Senate amendments to the bill an
nexing part Of Idaho to Washington terri 1
tory were concurred In.
The adverse report of the bill extending
relief to the sufferers by the Eastport, Me-,
fire was referred to tue committee Of the
whole.
Consideration of the conference report in
sumed.
Mr.. Clements, OF Georgia, made An ear
nest appeal for the House to stand by Its
coDferees. II the House lntende1 to retaliate
It should not be confined to the prohibition
of the importation of fish.
Mr.. Daniel, Of Virginia, wanted the ques-
ton lifted out Of the attitude Of local
| squabble. 1t was question between Great
Britain and the United States. Was II true
| that the ''almghty dollar'' was so dear to
the railroads that they were not willing to
make the cause OF America their cause lest
they might lose q little money! Was their
| Iower so great that they could call a halt
| to the American Congress2 He hoped the
| House would stand by its bill and not yield
a jot. He appealed to the House to stand
| by the President.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois. referred to the his
tory of the bill and the slight majority
| given In substituting the Belmont bill for
would keep the point In dispute before
the people, while retaliation by inhibltng
the incoming of railroad cars would injure
the people OF this country more than that
OF Canada.
NJ. Worthington, of Illinois, spoke in
favor Of the Senate bill.
Mr.. Grain, Of Texas, believed the House
ought to recede from its amendments aud
support the Senate bill. He believed 1t to
be the duty Of the House to show Great
Britain that when the honor Of this country
was involved they had the courage to pro-
tect their rights and yindlcate their honor.
Mr.. Dougherty, Of Florida, hoped the bill
would die In committee. ~ had not been
shown that any American citizen had been
deprived Of his rights, and every vessel
which had been molested In Canadian
waters had been 90 treated in pursuance Of
law and without violation of existing
treaty. The people had war enough, and
he relied on the good sense of the two
countries to settle this Question peaceably.
After further debate by Messrs. Long,
Phelps, Scott, Breckenridge, Rice, and Bel
mont the House voted to recede from its
action on the amendments to the Senate
bill. ATotion to reconsider was laid on
the table, which action passed the bill In
the House, as it had been passed In the
Senate.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. B!ount,
Of Georgia. insisted on its disagreement on
the postofiice appropriation bill, and asked
for q further conference.
Mr.. Trigg, Of Virginia, submitted the
conference report compensating A. II.
Emery, fixing the amount at 100000, for
the construction of an iron and steel test
ing machine for the United States.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, characterized
the claim as iniquitous, and Mr.. Tillman,
of South Carolina, denounced 1t vigorously,
saying 1t was the most fraudulent claim ever
presented to Congress. He reiterated the
claim that two Republicans of the House,
Maine, had told him that II he would per-
NIT the bill to go through approprlatlng
$63, ,0G0 the claimant would be satisfied.
81 desire to state" interrupted Mr.. Reed,
walking down the aisle and facing Mr..
Tillman, ''that / never made any such
agreement with the gentleman from South
Carolina"
"Then 1t is q question of veracity," cried
~ never thought Of such an agreement u
reiterated Mr.. Reed. "Nown (appealing tc
the House), ''whom do you believer"
"Did you not say that you would USE
your influence :" persisted Mr.. 1illman.
"No!" replied Mr.. Reed, emphatically
~ say you did,n exclaimed Mr.. Tillman
sand the gentleman is as much mistaken
|. about that as he.is In his other philippics,
retorted Mr.. Reed. "The fact Is he Is wild
on this subject"
While this colloquy was in progress the
members Of the House gathered around the
two gentlemen, and several impromptu but
excited disputes arose among them upor
) the merits Of the case.
: Mr.. Long said he had gone to the gentle
man from South Carolina and urged him tc
allow the passage Of the bill, and the gen
tleman had consented TO vote for the appro
: priation OF $4,000. He did not say tht
: claimant would be satisfied, as he had ne
authority to make such statement. lie
: did not say, either, that he would use hi
influence to have the bill passed.
, The conference report was adopted-13
to 95.
: Mr.. Brady, of West Virginia, rising to
question OF privilege, stated that the rule
, had been violated by the speaker refusing
TO recognize him on Monday.
The speaker replied that the gentleman
did not demand recognition.
The House then took recess until
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The conference committees report OF
. the agricultural appropriation bill was
presented. The House at this time was II
=. state of wild confusion, members on tn,
! floor and spectators in the gallery indulginI
In loud conversation, and order was onl
restored by the combined efforts of tn
speaker. the sergeantat-arms, and hi
A deputies. The agricultural bill is amende,
by appropriating $4,000 to continue tn
sorghum experiments and $500, 900 for es
- tablishing bureau OF animal industry
The report was agreed to-yeas li7, nays
!, 70.
! The conference report on the diplomatic
a and consular appropriation bill was agree,
to.
The rules were suspended and Mr.. King
. bill appropriating $75, 900 for public build
: ibg at Monroe, La, was passed. This wa
= the signal for wild confusion, scores @
= members rushing In front OF the speaker
u desk frantically waving their bills an
shrieking for recognition. Business wa
suspended, and finally Mr.. Barksdale, G
!, Mississippi, succeeded In having passed bi
, for the printing Of the report OF the con
!, missioner OF labor.
|. The conference report on the Pacifl
: railroad inquiry was presented by MI
! Crisp, Of Georgia, and agreed to.
!, A motion to suspend the rules and pas
u the Senate bill, with a substitute TO secur
!. statistics of and 10 protect the vessels
" fisheries Of the United States, was lost, MI
Buchanan characteriziug 1t as Hconglon
o Grated mass of heterogeneous incongrui
/ ties ~